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"What Others Abandon, We Protect"

Since the times of the Old Republic, not long after hyperspace travel was invented and spread commerce throughout the galaxy, the Sector Rangers have protected the spaceways from pirates and other violent criminals. Established millennia ago along with the Jedi Knights, the Sector Rangers remain an independent force (even during the reign of Emperor Palpatine) for justice and peace in the dangerous vacuum of space.

Introduction: This document details the missions, operations, and structure of the Sector Rangers - an independent police force first introduced in West End Games' Star Wars Roleplaying Game supplements Pirates and Privateers and Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations. As such, it is meant to augment the material WEG has provided, not supplant it.

This unofficial sourcebook is intended to provide gamemasters and players alike with information vital to running a Sector Rangers campaign, as well as creating a common body of reference material on the Sector Rangers, a group which can appear in any campaign - from tramp freighters to straight-up Empire vs. Rebellion!

The document is currently divided into five parts. The first section explains the missions and duties of the Sector Rangers. Second, the basic organization of each Sector Ranger Brigade is reviewed, with typical ship deployments described. Next, the operations of the Rangers are explored, including the typical weapons and armor used for various missions. Also, the Sector Rangers lifestyle is explored, with emphasis on how their bases are organized (or rather, disorganized) and what the typical tour of duty in the Sector Rangers is like. Finally, a section on gamemastering a group of Sector Rangers has been included, listing possible adventure hooks and tips for how Sector Rangers should fit into your Star Wars universe.

I have placed all relevant statistics at the end of the sourcebook for two reasons: 1) When playing, I like to have all my stats in one place so I don't have to keep flipping pages, searching the whole book for a particular item (are you listening, WOTC?); and 2) The point of the sourcebook is in discussing the organization and behavior of Sector Ranger brigades, which are notorious for their eclectic personnel and equipment. There are no real "typical" stats for personnel and equipment, only basic patterns of staffing and ship assignments.

Part I: Between Commerce and Chaos - The Missions of the Sector Rangers

Stopping and Pursuing Pirates
With the advent of hyperspace travel and interstellar commerce, the opportunities for piracy grew accordingly. Soon, neither passenger liners nor huge cargo carriers were safe from savage pirates, particularly in the Colonies and the Outer Rim. The Republic's war fleet could only be in one place at one time, even when they weren't confronting the Sith. The Sector Rangers were created by the Old Republic's Senate in order to combat the pirate menace.

This historic mission is first and foremost for the Rangers. Simply put, they are charged with investigating acts of piracy and taking steps to both prevent future pirate attacks and bring pirates to justice. Priority is often placed on defending large passenger liners and precious cargo shipments that are often - due to their potential values in the form of ransoms and stolen merchandise - the targets of pirate attacks. However, when push comes to shove, a Sector Ranger is dedicated to protect any civilian ship from pirates, whether they are carrying important ambassadors or smuggled contraband.

While the Sector Rangers are a dedicated counter-pirate force, their policy is somewhat less committed towards stopping privateers. Since privateers often are affiliated with the Rebellion (in the classic Star Wars era), Rangers will often "persuade" privateers to break off their attacks while informing Imperial Intelligence and the Imperial Navy of their presence. Also, since privateers are much less likely to take innocent lives in their raids, the Sector Rangers view them as a secondary threat to the truly sadistic and greedy independent pirates harassing the galaxy.

Sector Patrol
As a complement to their counter-piracy mission, the Sector Rangers also actively patrol their respective sectors in order to assist spacers experiencing difficulty, as well as to make their presence known to any would-be interstellar law-breakers. The Rangers keep an active ear turned towards the spacer community, frequenting cantinas and spaceports in order to glean any information regarding possible pirate or ship-jacking acts.

Sector Rangers also provide a valuable service by making sure all legitimate hyperspace astrogation buoys function properly, as well as verifying the status of hyperspace lanes. Many a cargo ship has been attacked by pirates simply because it had to stop its planned hyperspace route in order to avoid a cleverly-placed asteroid. The Sector Rangers hope to put an end to this practice.

The Empire has made it clear that in no way are Sector Rangers responsible for counter-smuggling missions, the jealously-guarded turf of the Imperial Customs Office. In fact, Sector Rangers have been known to assist smugglers in distress with the tacit approval of the Empire.

Disrupting Criminal Organizations
Recently, the Sector Rangers have also been asked to assist local and Imperial law enforcement agencies in combatting organized crime. Due to connections with piracy, the Sector Rangers are particularly active in investigating and disrupting interstellar slavery rings.

Due to their limited amount of staff and equipment, Sector Rangers will often avoid taking on large, well-established (and well-armed) criminal organizations, simply for matters of survival. Mostly they tend to concentrate their efforts on criminal organizations whose threats are of a interstellar nature, where local police cannot intervene effectively. These areas include ship-jacking rings, dangerous narcotics transportation, and extortion/murder/etc. of people on one planet by criminals from another planet.

As mentioned above, if smuggling is discovered the Rangers will often turn the operation over to Imperial Customs or the Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations (IOCI). If Rebel Alliance personnel are present in the criminal organization, the case is turned over to Imperial Intelligence. Sector Rangers, however, have been known to forget to inform the Empire of these developments in a timely fashion.

Preventing Acts of Terrorism and Bringing Terrorists to Justice
When terrorists strike targets on one planet (or ship) from another, the Sector Rangers are often called in to investigate and pursue the criminal. It is here that the Rangers also compete the most with bounty hunters, the IOCI, and other law enforcement agencies. Unlike the others, however, the Rangers are best at preventing interstellar acts of terrorism when intelligence suggests that such an act may take place. As with the other mission areas, terrorists with direct connections to the Rebel Alliance are supposed to be referred to the proper Imperial authorities.

Part III: "Use Lethal Force Only When Compelled To Do So" - Sector Rangers Tactics and Weapons

Counter-Piracy Tactics
Ironically enough, the tactics used to capture pirates often mirror the tactics used by pirates to capture their prizes. Sector Rangers will monitor cargo and passenger liner vessel schedules (legally), and try to anticipate when a pirate attack may occur. They will then lurk behind the probable pirate-bait vessels, and either follow them through hyperspace or escort them to their out-sector hyperspace jump point (in the case of a ship leaving the sector).

When confronted with a pirate fleet, the Sector Rangers will first disable any craft suspected of being used for boarding purposes, before they can reach the cargo/passenger vessel. Sector Ranger ships are usually equipped with heavy ion cannons to accomplish this tactic. The Rangers concede that this is a dangerous tactic when the pirates have fighter cover, but argue that the fighters pirates can afford are usually substandard "uglies" thrown together haphazardly. Where fighter cover is expected, the Sector Rangers will bring their own starfighters to engage both the pirates' fighters and their boarding craft.

Once they disable the large pirate vessels and neutralize any starfighter attacks, the Sector Rangers will then try to hail the pirate ship and ask for their immediate surrender. Regardless of the answer they receive, the Sector Rangers will then board the main pirate vessel(s), using special hull cutting lasers if necessary.

The mission of the boarding party is simple but sometimes difficult to execute: capture as many suspects as possible without risking friendly casualties. Boarding parties are dressed in the heaviest armor available, which usually includes blast vests and lower torso/leg armor, helmets, and breath masks. The lead boarder is equipped with a deck-clearing stunner (one of the only "standard" items issued from sector to sector), which is employed early and often. Other members of the party are equipped with heavy blaster pistols set on "stun," as well as stun batons for any possible hand-to-hand fighting. Due to the danger of punching holes in a ships hull, and considering their primary mission of bringing pirates to justice alive, Sector Rangers will hardly ever set their blasters to normal, non-stun damage. Only when pirates are using some sort of anti-stun implants will Sector Rangers switch their blasters to the lethal setting, and even then they will try to aim for the limbs of their targets in order to disable them.

During the boarding action, one or several Sector Ranger "paddy wagon" craft (modified light freighters) will be called in to transfer captured outlaws to the nearest planet. (As a matter of policy, the Sector Rangers prefer not to bring prisoners to their base, for fear of security breaches, rescue attempts, or reprisal raids.) Once the pirate crew is dragged away, a decision is made whether to scuttle their ship (if it is too damaged to leave the area in short order) or to fly it back to Sector HQ. If the ship is known to be stolen, and in working order, attempts will be made to contact the rightful owner and return it.

After the pirate crew is detained, Sector Rangers may interrogate them regarding their organization or any possible future operations. Again, the Sector Rangers are not allowed to question the pirates about possible Rebel connections, which is the province of the IOCI and Imperial Intelligence. Sector Rangers will then turn the prosecution over to the appropriate authorities, and are available to testify in court if necessary.

Patrol Tactics
Sector Ranger patrols tend to concentrate on systems which have few to no system patrol craft of their own to deter piracy and shipjacking. Often a small group of fighters and/or gunships/assault shuttles will be sent to this type of system, where they will loiter for some time (usually for a few hours to a few days). These patrols often prefer to keep a high profile during their time in-system, to deter any potential criminal activity. After this time they may leave the system for another system, or simply return to base for more instructions.

It is during these patrols that Sector Rangers engage in public relations activities at the local spaceport, speaking and listening to concerned parties about the hazards of space travel. This serves as an informal intelligence gathering activity regarding commerce and potential outlaws. This practice also gains many friends within the legitimate spacer community - a potentially valuable asset in times of emergency.

As a rule of thumb, anything can happen on a patrol. Everything from a pirate attack, a major Rebel/Imperial space battle, to a disabled ship that only needs to be towed to the nearest starport may occur. The catchphrase of Sector Rangers on patrol is "keep your photoreceptors operating in an optimal fashion."

Infiltrating Criminal and Terrorist Rings
The operations of OrgCrim and Ter resemble more typical police work for the Sector Rangers. The emphasis here lies on intelligence gathering and planned infiltration of criminal and terrorist organizations, leading to eventual capture and prosecution of members in these groups.

There are no real rules or procedures to these missions. A task force assigned to a criminal or terrorist case will often collect as much information on the group through openly-available channels (public records, interviews, etc.). It is only after these channels are exhausted without sufficient results that the decision to infiltrate an organization is made. Good use is made of informants, who are often granted some level of immunity and protection for their information. These infiltrations are often done by individual field agents, with the rest of his team based nearby in case of trouble.

Posing as a fellow criminal/terrorist, or someone the organization would associate with (smugglers, gun-runners, mercenaries, etc.), the infiltrator will then observe the criminals while avoiding committing any crimes himself (often a difficult task). It is then up to the infiltrator, while communicating with the rest of his team when possible, to decide when to spring the trap and try to capture the criminals/terrorists. When this decision is made, it is not uncommon for another task force to cooperate in the capture operation - assuming they have adequate notice.

Sector Rangers will often leave large, well-armed terrorist organizations alone, referring them to the IOCI or other Imperial authorities. They will also refer any Rebel or smuggling activities to the Empire as well. This keeps the Sector Rangers from experiencing "mission creep" by maintaining their focus on counter-piracy.

Part V: Stats and Equipment

Character Templates

NOTE to Gamemasters: These templates are only a guide to what different specialized Sector Ranger NPCs may look like in terms of skills and attributes, and are only my best guess at that. Do not compel your PCs to adopt these templates if they come up with better ideas. Keep in mind that PCs get more starting attribute dice as well. Stats for "typical" Sector Rangers and SEOs can be found in Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations and Pirates and Privateers by WEG. Also, these templates are not mission-specific, but rather cover functional areas, which are needed for almost all missions, in which the Ranger will have more or less expertise.

Type: Sector Ranger - Starship Specialist
DEXTERITY 2D
Blaster 4D+1, dodge 3D+2, melee combat 4D, melee parry 3D+2
KNOWLEDGE 3D
Alien species 4D, cultures 4D, language 4D, planetary systems 4D+1, law enforcement 6D, streetwise 4D+2
MECHANICAL 4D
Astrogation 5D+1, sensors 5D+2, space transports 6D, starfighter piloting 6D, starship gunnery 5D, starship shields 5D+2, capital ship gunnery 4D+2, capital ship piloting 4D+2, capital ship shields 4D+2
PERCEPTION 4D
Bargain 4D+2, command 5D, hide 4D+2, investigation 5D, sneak 4D+2
STRENGTH 2D
Brawling 3D, stamina 3D+1
MECHANICAL 3D
Armor repair 3D+2, blaster repair 4D, computer programming/repair 4D+1, space transports repair 5D, starfighter repair 4D+2, starship weapon repair 4D+1
Force Points: 1
Character Points: 5
Move: 10
Equipment: (varies with mission), flight suit, blaster pistol (4D+1), blast helmet (+1 head energy, +1D physical), comlink, medpac, survival kit.

Capsule: The starship specialist is typically the ex-fighter jock with a knack for precise gunnery in disabling targets. It is the starship specialist who often sits at the controls of patrol craft and light freighters during Ranger patrols, and who fly the fighters that provide cover for large operations. They are also better than average astrogators - a necessary skill when the precise timing of hyperspace jumps is crucial. The Sector Rangers are adamant these pilots receive investigative and law enforcement training just like any other Ranger, although their enthusiasm for this part of the job varies from pilot to pilot.

Type: Sector Ranger - Investigative Specialist
DEXTERITY 2D
Blaster 4D+1, dodge 3D+2, melee combat 4D, melee parry 3D+2
KNOWLEDGE 4D
Alien species 6D, cultures 6D, languages 5D+2, planetary systems 5D+1, law enforcement 9D, streetwise 6D+2
MECHANICAL 2D
Astrogation 3D, sensors 3D+1, space transports 3D, starfighter piloting 3D
PERCEPTION 4D
Bargain 5D, command 4D, hide 5D, investigation 8D, sneak 5D
STRENGTH 3D
Brawling 4D, stamina 4D+2
TECHNICAL 3D
Armor repair 4D, blaster repair 5D, computer programming/repair 4D+1, first aid 5D, medicine 1D.
Force Points: 1
Character Points: 5
Move: 10
Equipment: (varies with mission), forensics kit (including finger print duster, holorecorder, etc.), blaster pistol (4D+1), blast helmet (+1 head energy, +1D physical), comlink, medpac, survival kit.

Capsule: Since they are a small force, the Sector Rangers must rely on superior investigative abilities in order to catch a criminal at the right place and the right time. The investigative specialist is the super-sleuth who collects evidence against suspects while determining their strengths and weaknesses in order to facilitate capture. This character is more likely to rely on his wits than on his blaster, and will never pass up an opportunity to get some shred of information from a witness. Investigative specialists are also notoriously good interrogators.

Type: Sector Ranger - Combat Specialist
DEXTERITY 4D
Blaster 6D+1, brawling parry 6D, dodge 5D+2, grenade 5D+2, melee combat 6D, melee parry 5D+2, missile weapons 5D
KNOWLEDGE 3D
Alien species 3D+2, cultures 4D, languages 3D+2, planetary systems 4D, law enforcement 7D, streetwise 5D+1
MECHANICAL 2D
Astrogation 3D, sensors 3D+1, space transports 3D, starfighter piloting 3D
PERCEPTION 4D
Bargain 5D, command 5D, hide 4D+2, investigation 6D+2, sneak 5D+2
STRENGTH 3D
Brawling 5D, stamina 4D+2
TECHNICAL 2D
Armor repair 3D, blaster repair 4D, computer programming/repair 3D+1
Force Points: 1
Character Points: 5
Move: 10
Equipment: (varies with mission), deck sweeper stunning blaster (6D stun), blaster pistol (4D+1), boarding party armor (based on CT-A3AA Personal Defense Module, -2D blaster bolts, +2D physical, +1D energy, Dexterity and related skills -1D, ammo: 3), comlink (in helmet), medpac, survival kit.

Capsule: The Sector Rangers rely on combat specialists in order to take down criminal organizations, particularly pirate bands. These characters usually form the front line of any boarding party, and are given the heaviest amounts of legal firepower and armor. During the Classic Star Wars timeframe, most non-human Rangers were combat specialists.

Type: Sector Ranger - Medical/Biological Specialist
DEXTERITY 3D
Blaster 5D+1, dodge 4D+2, melee combat 5D, melee parry 4D+2
KNOWLEDGE 3D
Alien species 4D, cultures 4D+1, languages 4D, planetary systems 4D+1, law enforcement 7D, streetwise 4D+2, survival 5D
MECHANICAL 2D
Astrogation 3D, sensors 3D+1, space transports 3D, starfighter piloting 3D
PERCEPTION 4D
Bargain 5D, command 5D, hide 5D, investigation 7D, sneak 5D
STRENGTH 2D
Brawling 3D, stamina 4D+2
TECHNICAL 4D
Armor repair 4D+1, blaster repair 4D+2, computer programming/repair 4D+1, first aid 7D, (A) medicine 2D+2
Force Points: 1
Character Points: 5
Move: 10
Equipment: (varies with mission), field surgery kit (contains equivalent of 10 medpacs), blaster pistol (4D+1), blast helmet (+1 head energy, +1D physical), bioscanner, comlink, survival kit.

Capsule: Inevitably, Rangers will be hit in combat. The medical specialist is responsible for treating fallen Rangers, as well as examining corpses and other biological evidence left behind by criminals. It's not a glamorous job, and it doesn't receive the high profile respect that the hot-shot pilots receive, but many a Ranger owes his life to the quick work of a Medic under fire. NOTE: Some of the more unimportant or under-funded Ranger Brigades may not even have medical personnel, relying instead on droids.

Type: Sector Ranger - Technical Specialist <
B>DEXTERITY 3D
Blaster 5D+1, dodge 4D+2, melee combat 5D, melee parry 4D+2
KNOWLEDGE 3D
Alien species 4D, cultures 4D+1, languages 4D, planetary systems 4D+1, law enforcement 7D, streetwise 5D+2
MECHANICAL 3D
Astrogation 4D, sensors 4D+1, space transports 4D, starfighter piloting 4D
PERCEPTION 3D
Bargain 4D, command 4D, hide 4D, investigation 5D, sneak 4D
STRENGTH 2D
Brawling 3D, stamina 3D+2
TECHNICAL 4D
Armor repair 5D, blaster repair 6D, capital ship repair 4D+2, capital ship weapon repair 4D+2, computer programming/repair 5D+1, droid programming 5D, droid repair 5D+1, security 6D, space transports repair 6D, starfighter repair 5D, starship weapon repair 5D+1
Force Points: 1
Character Points: 5
Move: 10
Equipment: (varies with mission), technician's toolkit (+1D to all non-capital starship repairs), blaster pistol (4D+1), blast helmet (+1 head energy, +1D physical), bioscanner, comlink, survival kit.

Capsule: Sector Ranger technicians fulfill two main duties: to fix anything that breaks, and to come up with new ways to monitor the whereabouts of suspects. As such, Ranger technicians are second only to those in Imperial Intelligence in creating all sorts of audio and visual "bugs" (small microphones or cameras that are undetectable to normal vision), and are expert computer slicers as well.

Type: Sector Ranger - Brigade Director of Operations
DEXTERITY 3D
Blaster 6D+1, dodge 5D, melee combat 5D, melee parry 4D+2
KNOWLEDGE 4D
Alien species 6D, bureaucracy 6D, business 5D, tactics 5D, cultures 5D+2, languages 5D, planetary systems 5D+1, law enforcement 8D+2, streetwise 6D+1
MECHANICAL 2D
Astrogation 3D+1, sensors 3D+2, space transports 4D, starfighter piloting 4D
PERCEPTION 4D
Bargain 5D+2, command 6D, hide 5D, investigation 8D, sneak 5D
STRENGTH 3D
Brawling 4D+1, stamina 4D
TECHNICAL 2D
Armor repair 3D, blaster repair 4D, computer programming/repair 3D+1
Force Points: 2
Character Points: 10
Move: 10
Equipment: (varies with mission), blaster pistol (4D+1), blast helmet (+1 head energy, +1D physical), comlink, medpac, survival kit.

Capsule: The head honcho, the big cheese. The Brigade Director of Operations (BrigDirOp) is responsible for the planning and execution of Sector Ranger activities, and is involved in the all-important budget battles with the main office within the IOCI. Many BrigDirOps are well-connected with local law enforcement agencies, the Imperial Navy, and business/political leaders by the time they earn the position. The biggest obstacles they face are often not from without (pirates, terrorists, etc.), but from within (bureaucrats within the IOCI, visiting Special Enforcement Officers).

Sector Ranger Starships

Skipray Blastboat - Sector Ranger Version
Craft: Sienar Fleet Systems GAT-12sr
Type: Defense and patrol blastboat
Scale: Capital (due to power output); Starfighter piloting OK
Length: 25 meters
Skill: Starfighter piloting: Skipray Blastboat
Crew: 2 (1 can coordinate), gunners: 2, skeleton: 1/+5
Cargo capacity: 20 metric tons
Consumables: 1 month
Hyperdrive: x2
Nav Computer: limited to four jumps
Maneuverability: 1D+2 (2D+2 in atmosphere)
Space: 8
Atmosphere: 415, 1,200 kmh
Hull: 2D+1
Shields: 2D
Sensors:
Passive: 35/1D
Scan: 60/1D+2
Search: 100/2D
Focus: 3/2D+2
Weapons:
3 Medium Ion Cannons (fire-linked)
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 1
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5 km
Damage: 4D
Proton Torpedo Launcher
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 1 (same gunner as ion cannon)
Skill: Starship gunnery
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1/3/7
Atmosphere Range: 50-100/300/700
Damage: 9D
2 Laser Cannons (fire-linked)
Fire Arc: Turret
Crew: 1
Skill: Starship Gunnery
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5 km
Damage: 5D
Hull-Cutting Laser
Fire Arc: bottom
Crew: 1
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Scale: Capital
Fire Control: no need for "to-hit" roll
Space Range: 0
Atmosphere Range: 0-3 meters
Damage: cuts through hull metal, time taken equals hull strength (adjust for scale) die code times 5 seconds

Modified Freighter - Sector Ranger YT-1930
Craft: Modified Corellian YT-1930
Type: Light freighter
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 35 meters
Skill: Space transports: YT-1930
Crew: 2, gunners: 1
Passengers: 6
Cargo capacity: 160 metric tons
Consumables: 4 months
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x0.5
Hyperdrive Backup: x8
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 2D+1
Space: 7
Atmosphere: 330; 950 kmh
Hull: 5D+2
Shields: 2D+2
Sensors:
Passive: 20/0D
Scan: 30/1D
Search: 50/2D
Focus: 5/3D+2
Weapons:
Twin Heavy Laser Cannons (fire-linked)
Fire Arc: Turret
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+1
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5km
Damage: 4D+2
Concussion Missile Launcher
Fire Arc: Front
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D+1
Space Range: 1/3/7
Atmosphere Range: 50-100/300/700
Damage: 8D
Also equipped with:
Blas-Tech Plasma Cut Boarding Device
Type: Plasma torch boarding device
Scale: Starfighter
Skill: Starship gunnery
Crew: 2
Mounted on ship's airlock system, controls are just inside the main airlock. Plasma torch (range 4 meters, damage 8D) slowly cuts through ship's hull. Torch requires a full minute to cut a one meter wide by two meter high hole. Extendable boarding tube then attached to hull and forms an airtight seal in 30 seconds.

Sector Ranger Adventure Hooks

Protection/Escort: Sector Ranger PCs must escort a VIP (for example: a prominent politician, athlete, or entertainer) to a big event (convention, tournament, or concert) in the Sector. While the obvious source of danger would be pirates or kidnappers, the real trouble comes from a being or organization (for example: loan sharks, gamblers, or jilted lovers, etc.) that the VIP angered at some point in the past.
NOTE: To inject some humor and frustration for the PCs, make the VIP a particularly irksome character that is difficult to tolerate and always getting himself into trouble.

This Time, It's Personal: A pirate or criminal group that had promised to inform the Sector Rangers of the whereabouts and activities of their competitors have used the opportunity to ambush and kill an entire Sector Ranger Task Force. The Director of Operations decides to make the villains his number one priority, and mobilizes the entire Brigade to take them down.
NOTE: This has the potential to be a good action/combat-based campaign, but with very little in terms of problem solving and investigation.

"Alien" Encounter: A Sector Ranger patrol gets a distress call from a scavenging/salvage operation (for example, one run by Squibs or Ugors) while in a remote corner of the sector. When the Sector Rangers arrive, they will find a huge, ancient colony ship sitting lifeless in space, while scavenger ship has disappeared. After entering the ship, the PCs will find to their horror that the scavengers have awakened a terrible alien species (for example: Charon) that killed the original crew and passengers thousands of years ago and then went into hibernation. Some of the scavengers are still alive and are trying to evade the aliens. When they meet up with the PCs, they will be told that one of the scavengers panicked and took their ship back to a nearby system. Now, the PCs must track down that ship to make sure that the alien species was not aboard.
NOTE: If your PCs have seen the movie "Alien," they may see this coming a mile away. Otherwise, it should make for a good suspense/action campaign. Particularly, the GM should try to emphasize the vast darkness of the old colony ship.

Cyberterrorism: A master slicer has threatened to destroy the financial records of several major corporations in the Sector unless he receives several billion credits from them. The corporations turn to the Sector Rangers to track down and capture the slicer before his deadline passes.
NOTE: Use if your players are in the mood for a James Bond-like adventure.

Blade Runner: Due to a software virus, several protocol droids across the Sector have become homicidal and killed their masters. Now it is up to the Sector Ranger PCs to track down which droids have the virus and to stop them before they kill again. It will also be necessary to track down the entity that is responsible for spreading the virus.
NOTE: Play up the "innocence" of the droids, as well as the difficulty of finding the homicidal droids among so many normal ones.

Transition: The PCs are framed by the Empire (either by someone in the Navy or a Moff), and are charged with helping the Rebellion. The PCs must now figure out whether they want to fight to clear their names, or whether to flee and assume new identities and occupations.
NOTE: This adventure should only be used if the PCs don't want to be Sector Rangers anymore, but would rather join the Rebellion, become bounty hunters, etc.